Where does “rasca” come from?

rasca (Catalan) comes from Catalan rascar, from Vulgar Latin rasicare, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rasca (Catalan): scraper

Definitions

  1. scraper

Ancestry of “rasca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanrascarto scratch
2Vulgar Latinrasicareto escape; to scrape
3Latinrāsusscraped, shaved
4Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
5Proto-Italicrazdō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →